There's Always A Chance. Anything Can Happen.

My Coach, Liang Chow, Had One Rule While I Was Training For The 2008 Olympics: No Skiing. I Could Do Anything I Wanted Outside The Gym, He Said, Except Ski.

I Know How Much More I Need To Do To Be Where I Want.

Something My Mom Taught Me When I Was Little Is That Everything Happens For A Reason.

I Was Able To Do Classics, The U.s. National Championships And The Pan American Games And Feel Like I Improved With Each Meet, But I Was Still Struggling With A Lot Of Residual Pain From The Two Surgeries.

It's Been Strange And Weird Watching The Other Girls At The U.s. Olympic Trials Just Because I Was Training To Be Out There Myself.